What was found
A/C SUSTAINED LIGHTNING STRIKES. RUDDER TRAILING EDGE HAS A .75 X .5 INCH BURN AND MISSING MATERIAL AT 132 INCHES ABOVE BASE OF RUDDER. REPAIRED PER MM, OK FOR SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- April 13, 2011
- Submitted
- May 6, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N519UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 24872
- Aircraft time
- 67,774 hours, 25,442 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- System (JASC)
- 5544 · Rudder Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Structure
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Rudder
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- C
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.